Mental imagery can be advantageous, unnecessary and even clinically disruptive. With
methodological constraints now overcome, research has shown that visual imagery involves …

Does language change what we perceive? Does speaking different languages cause us to
perceive things differently? We review the behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for …

Humans are voracious imaginers, with internal simulations supporting memory, planning
and decision-making. Because the neural mechanisms supporting imagery overlap with …

Visual mental imagery is the ability to create a quasi-perceptual visual picture in the mind's
eye. For people with the rare trait of aphantasia, this ability is entirely absent or markedly …

The pupillary light response is an important automatic physiological response which
optimizes light reaching the retina. Recent work has shown that the pupil also adjusts in …

Research suggests that perception and imagination engage neuronal representations in the
same visual areas. However, the underlying mechanisms that differentiate sensory …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

For decades, the extent to which visual imagery relies on the same neural mechanisms as
visual perception has been a topic of debate. Here, we review recent neuroimaging studies …

Abstract Using the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire we selected 14 high-scoring
and 15 low-scoring healthy participants from an initial sample of 111 undergraduates. The …

This review of mental imagery research has the core objective of fostering more research on
the topic of sensory imagery. The review is organized around a conceptual framework …